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3
Black Peter
Jan. 17, 1979
New Haven Coliseum

One of the more languid takes on this one. Although Jerry's voice is shot, it works. Notable for 2 runs through the solo, both of them stellar.
3
Feel Like A Stranger
June 29, 1980
Pauley Pavilion

Explosive jam makes this one a bit unique. Not as smooth and complex as some later versions, but synergy and chops by all.
9
Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
June 4, 1977
The Forum

Smokes from head to tail. No SBD, or this would be top 5 with ease.
20
Stella Blue
July 3, 1978
St. Paul Civic Center Arena

I fully expect this one to rise in popularity once the BBD arrives.
5
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Aug. 27, 1981
Long Beach Arena

Nice AUD has Jerry up front. Great solo in SB, transition is interesting, with nice cascading riffs, followed by a Hot FOTM.

Comments

Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Dec. 26, 1981
Oakland Auditorium

Hear! Hear!! Great solo in Scarlet, very good transition jam, the Fire has Jerome buzz sawing away. Great closing jam that features a really speedy ascending jam prior to the traditional descending riffing. Listen up! Like the man (and your dad) said.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Nov. 16, 1978
Uptown Theater

Superior execution compared to the version from 11/18/78, which is listed twice and has 2 and 4 votes. best of all time? hardly, but I think it's the best of the month. Jerry gets shreddy early in FOTM.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Dec. 27, 1991
Oakland Coliseum Arena

"absolutely interesting things during the Fire jams" Like what? Nod out for the last 5 minutes of FOTM? Then Yeah, really cool. Thank goodness for Bruce, who takes a nice solo in the Second Fire jam.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 21, 1977
Lakeland Civic Center

I think this one has the best scarlet solo of the month. The scarlet is well played,smooth transition into fire. Great crunchy solo in fire, and love Bobby harnessing the feed back to great effect. I don't feel the closing jam is all that hot in context of the month.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Objective experiment... Great idea! I took the 8 scarlet>fires from May 77, labeled them 1 through 8 for anonymity. cued up the scarlet solo, fire solo and the closing jam of fire. Listened to them and graded them on a star system. 4x each.... Then listened to them in their entirety 3x. All I'll say is this one can't hide.
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